Device for matching plaid cloths



J. Hv ROSEN DEVICE FOR MATCHING PLAID CLOTHS May 27 Filed May 16. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 J. H. ROSEN DEVICE FOR MATCHING PLAID CLOTHS Filed May 16. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 27, 1924.

warren STATES team JACK HENRY ROSEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DEVICE FOR MATCHING PLAID CLOTI'IS.

"Application filed May 16, 1923,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JACK HENRY RosEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at 611 est 177th Street, in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Device for Matching Plaid Cloths, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for matching plaid cloths, preparatory to multiple cutting of the same for garments, and the objects of my invention are 1st. to provide a device whereby plaids may be more expeditiously and accurately matched; 2nd, to provide a device for holding the plaids in such an exactly matched condition for multiple cutting, 3rd, to afford a means for the proper adjustment of my device to match and hold plaid cloths of various patterns, textures and sizes, 4th, to provide a means for holding the matched pieces firmly and accurately together for cutting, 5th, to provide facilities for the easy removal of the matched pieces and the members holding the same in proper posi tion from the body of my device to the cutting boards or' machines, 6th, to provide a means of holding the matched pieces together in such a way as not to interfere with the cutting thereof and not to waste material iu the cutting, 7th, to accomplish all of the foregoing objects at a minimum manufacturing cost.

I attain all of these objects by the mechanisms illustrated in the accompanying draw-- ings, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view showing my device in readiness for the matching of plaids thereupon; Fig. 2, a top plan View with cover plate over the slidable bar and groove partly broken away; Fig. 3, an enlarged section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 a top plan view with plaid cloth in position; Fig. 5, cloth to be matched with cloth on Fig. 4; Fig. 6 a side elevation View after the matched plaids are removed from the base plate together with needle shaped members and clamps; and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one needle shaped member.

Similar numerals refer to similar'parts throughout the several views.

The base plate 1 is provided with alongitudinal groove or depression 2, which groove contains a longitudinally slidable bar or strip of metal 3 of slightly greater length than the base plate, and a fixed strip of Serial No. 639,470.

metal 12, both of such a width that they take up only part. of the Width of the groove, and leave space in the said groove for the insertion of the bases of the sharp pointed needle shaped members '88 and 8 in the lower end of said groove 2, between the said fixed strip of metal 12 and the slidable strip or bar 3, when the said bar 3 is in the position indicated in the heavy lines in Fig. 2 and which needles may be then freely moved along said groove 2 until they are adjusted to such distances apart as may be desirable with reference to the particular plaids 14 which are to be matched by being pressed down over the points of the said needle shaped members. During this operation of actually matching the plaids upon the base plate over the said needles, these said needles are locked in position by being pressed firmly between the side of the fixed plate 12 and the sliding bar 3 which latter bar is provided with diagonal slits 4 4? and 4 which slits, co-acting with, the fixed. rivets which pass through the said slits and are firmly fixed in the base plate, cause the said bar to move diagonally when it is pressed downi'vard by means of the hinged arm 13 which is pivoted to the lug 3 .on the base plate, and as the said bar 3 is moved diagonally into the position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, it squeezes the needle bases in the said groove firmly against the fixed plate 12 therein and thereby locks the said needle shaped members in position for the matching of plaids thereupon. lVhen the bar 3 is slid diagonal-1y upwards and outwards, it removes the pressure from the needle bases thereby permitting their removal from the grooves. A cover plate 10 is provided to cover the fixed metal strip 12 and the movable strip or bar 3 'and this cover plate has a longitudinal slit 11, slightly wider than the shank of the needles 8 adapted to permit the movement of the needles therein and the said cover plate 1.0 is fastened to the base plate 1 by .rivets 9, three ofwhich pass through the fixed strip 12, and three of which rivets 9 pass through. the diagonal slits 4P, 4 and 4. in the movable bar or strip 3 and which rivets are countersunk flush with the bottom surface of the base plate 1 and the top surface of the cover plate 10. A handle 6 for carrying the device is attached to the upper surface of the base plate 1 by means of the hinges 7 and 7 The needle shaped lined and a suitable ratchet or catch mechanism for holding the arm 13 in any position may be employed if so desired.

Clamps 16 and 16 are provided to be fastened on the needles 8 and 8 after the last layer of cloth is in place, to hold all the layers firmly together.

The operation of my device is as follows: The plaids let to be matched are laid out and the point-sas, for instance, 15 and 15 which are to be used as match points in the plaidsare selected and the needles 8" and 8 are then inserted and locked in the base plate a distance from each other corresponding to the distance between the match points on the plaids; the plaids or other cloths to be matched are then brought into position one after the other over the points of the needles so that the needle points come through each and every layer of cloth exactly at the matching points 15 and 15 as in the instance illustrated. After the last layer of cloth has been laid down over the needles, the spring clamps l6 and l6 are then slipped over the needles and pressed firmly down against the cloth and thereupo the locking bar 3 is moved so as to release the feet of the needles and the entire assembly of needles and cloth is slid out of the bottom of the groove and sent to the cutters, whereupon a new set of needles is inserted in the base plate, and the operation repeated as often as necessary.

' Various modifications may be made in my invention and I do not confine myself to the precise embodiment illustrated.

I claim:

1. In a device for matching cloths, a base embodying a longitudinal groove, a slidable bar provided with diagonal slots therein, rivets passing through the said slots in the said bar and atlixed to the base, a plurality of sharp pointed rods With flattened feet adapted to be seated in and moved relatively to each other along the said groove in proximity to the said slidable bar, means for moving the said bar so as that when moved longitudinally, it Willbe pressed by the cothe said slender vertical rods and means for locking the said rods securely in the said grooves comprising a slidable bar, with diagonal slots therein, rivets atiixed to the said base and passing through the said slots, a pivoted armattached to the said slidable bar and the said base whereby the said slidabl bar may be moved by the co-action of the said arm, bar, slots and grooves respectively into and out of contact with the adjacent portions of said vertical rods all substantially as described.

3. In a device of the character described needle shaped members adapted to be inserted through cloths to be matched for multipl cutting, clamps to hold the said cloths,

firmly together on the said needles after the said cloths are matched thereon and means for holding the said needle shaped members firmly in position during the matching of cloths thereon, all substantially as described.

4. In a device of the character described a piece of sheet metal stamped so as to leave a longitudinal groove-shaped depression thereona stripof metal firmly riveted in the said depression, another strip of metal with diagonal slots therein and slidably riveled in the said depression, a cover plate with a longitudinal slit therein arranged over the said depression with its longitudinal slit approximately over the center thereof and over the space between the fixed and the movable strips of metal, vertical rods with fiat feet adapted to loosely fit in the space between the fixed and the movable strips of metal in the said. depression, while at the same time the said rods pass through the slit in the said cover plate, means for moving the movable strip so as to alternately lock the feet of the rods in friction contact between the two said strips in the said depression and thereafter to unlock the same, all substantially as described.

Signed at borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 14th day of May,

JACK HENRY ROSEN.

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